Trout, Wilson come up short in Gold Glove selection

Baseball's awards season started with disappointment for Angels phenom Mike Trout, who lost out to Adam Jones for Gold Glove tonight.

Trout was named as one of three finalists for the AL center field award, along with Jones and Austin Jackson.

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson also came up empty. Jake Peavy and Jeremy Hellickson were named co-winners of the Gold Glove.

Gold Gloves were selected by a vote of managers and coaches.

Many observers, and most Angels fans, seemed to be shocked that Trout did not win, but he was likely hurt by a couple factors.

Up until last year, the outfield Gold Glove awards were not position-specific, so three center fielders often won. Competing only with other center fielders made it tougher for Trout.

Being a rookie also worked against Trout, because it's based so much on reputation. Only four five rookies have won Gold Gloves, none since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001. The others were Charles Johnson (NL, catcher, 1995), Johnny Bench (NL, catcher, 1968) and Frank Malzone (NL, third base, 1957). (UPDATE: Fred Lynn also won the Gold Glove in 1975, when he was the Rookie of the Year and MVP.)

Trout is expected to win Rookie of the Year in landslide when it's announced on Nov. 12. He is a candidate for MVP, but he's expected to finish second to Miguel Cabrera, who won baseball's first Triple Crown since 1967. The MVP will be announced on Nov. 15.

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